HockeyBuzz claims Sabres are 1 of 4 teams talking to Wild about Gaborik

[shrader]

I also saw Rhett Warrener and Dixon Ward at the airport. They said they were going to talk to Darcy about putting the band back together. Geoff Sanderson, Varada and Holzinger are due to arrive sometime today.

 

Until Darryl Shannon makes his triumphant return, I'm not listening.

[spndnchz]

I'm not sure that I would ever call a line that includes Vanek "the fastest ever". Roy is quick, but he's not that fast. Now this would be fast: Max-Ryan-Gaborik.

Roy is faster than Max. Definition of faster being: skating quickly and keeping the puck on your own stick.

[spndnchz]

You guys know better than me, but IMHO the Sabres are in a pretty good spot with just one weak link.

 

The D is going to be good, bigger guys, some hitters and some hard shooters. Not to say we could use a bit more "fire down low"

 

The forward group is shaping up. Need that vet center, again IMHO. But with some guys contracts coming up, new guys on the way up and that vet center hole to fill, things should be good. If it's Gaborik, fine, they'll have space this year, and room long term with expiring contracts and young guys paid on the cheap to take their place after this year.

 

But, do we really think Darcy will take on someone now or after January?

[Guest Sloth]

You guys know better than me, but IMHO the Sabres are in a pretty good spot with just one weak link.

 

The D is going to be good, bigger guys, some hitters and some hard shooters. Not to say we could use a bit more "fire down low"

 

The forward group is shaping up. Need that vet center, again IMHO. But with some guys contracts coming up, new guys on the way up and that vet center hole to fill, things should be good. If it's Gaborik, fine, they'll have space this year, and room long term with expiring contracts and young guys paid on the cheap to take their place after this year.

 

But, do we really think Darcy will take on someone now or after January?

 

I'd be beyond excited, but I'd also be shocked. I just don't see Darcy going after a player of his caliber. If Gaborik was added to the Sabres list of players picked up/re-signed this offseason, they'd receive an A, in my opinion. I'd give them an A+, but Pomminstein has not been signed yet. Buffalo would be a scary team again if all of this worked out.

[inkman]

...but Pomminstein has not been re-signed yet.

 

Fixed.

[shrader]

Fixed.

 

You'll fix that but won't fix his spelling of Pominville?

[carpandean]

The D is going to be good, bigger guys, some hitters and some hard shooters. Not to say we could use a bit more "fire down low"

The forward group is shaping up. Need that vet center, again IMHO. But with some guys contracts coming up, new guys on the way up and that vet center hole to fill, things should be good. If it's Gaborik, fine, they'll have space this year, and room long term with expiring contracts and young guys paid on the cheap to take their place after this year.

I agree on all accounts, except that I see Gaborik as more of an upgrade (a major one) to one of our wingers (Stafford/Max) rather than filling the hole. If there were a similar caliber center our there, I would rather that they put the money toward that player. If they sign Pommer and Gaborik (and lose Max one way or another), then Stafford will become our 4th line RW (3rd line after/if Kotalik goes at the end of his contract). That would still leave Connolly as our 2nd line center with Hecht as his backup.

 

Also, as noted before, if they sign Pommer for about $5 million and Gaborik comes in and gets extended at $8+ million, then we will have over $50 million contracted for in 2008-09 with 2 defensemen and 4 forward slots to fill. With kids coming up, most of those spots would be cheap to fill, but one of them is still a second line center. Unless one of the kids really makes a lot of progress, we would be way up there in salary/cap hit (with 5 cheap kids - one of whom, probably Sekera, would be on a top-two pair with Rivet - and a $4M center, we'd be up at around $58 million.)

[grinreaper]

What "role" is that exactly?

 

 

Punching bag.

[R_Dudley]

You guys know better than me, but IMHO the Sabres are in a pretty good spot with just one weak link.

 

The D is going to be good, bigger guys, some hitters and some hard shooters. Not to say we could use a bit more "fire down low"

 

The forward group is shaping up. Need that vet center, again IMHO. But with some guys contracts coming up, new guys on the way up and that vet center hole to fill, things should be good. If it's Gaborik, fine, they'll have space this year, and room long term with expiring contracts and young guys paid on the cheap to take their place after this year.

 

But, do we really think Darcy will take on someone now or after January?

 

:thumbsup: Good summary and to the your last point bolded by me, IMHO, No

 

I agree on all accounts, except that I see Gaborik as more of an upgrade (a major one) to one of our wingers (Stafford/Max) rather than filling the hole. If there were a similar caliber center our there, I would rather that they put the money toward that player. If they sign Pommer and Gaborik (and lose Max one way or another), then Stafford will become our 4th line RW (3rd line after/if Kotalik goes at the end of his contract). That would still leave Connolly as our 2nd line center with Hecht as his backup.

 

Also, as noted before, if they sign Pommer for about $5 million and Gaborik comes in and gets extended at $8+ million, then we will have over $50 million contracted for in 2008-09 with 2 defensemen and 4 forward slots to fill. With kids coming up, most of those spots would be cheap to fill, but one of them is still a second line center. Unless one of the kids really makes a lot of progress, we would be way up there in salary/cap hit (with 5 cheap kids - one of whom, probably Sekera, would be on a top-two pair with Rivet - and a $4M center, we'd be up at around $58 million.)

And to your bolded point why I again do have a hard time seeing this happen.

[deluca67]

Fixed.

Not to be picky, since Pominville has a contract for this season he wouldn't be re-signed it would be a extension?

[Guest Sloth]

Man, did I get bashed for a mispelling (Pomminstein) and not explaining exactly what the Sabres had to do w/ Pomminstein (contract). This board is tough! :lol:

[inkman]

Not to be picky, since Pominville has a contract for this season he wouldn't be re-signed it would be a extension?

 

Yes.

[Bmwolf21]

Man, did I get bashed for a mispelling (Pomminstein) and not explaining exactly what the Sabres had to do w/ Pomminstein (contract). This board is tough! :lol:

Only in the summer. Oh, and in long losing streaks. In addition we may be cranky during periods of perceived front-office inactivity.

 

The rest of the time it's great. :thumbsup:

[X. Benedict]

Only in the summer. And in long losing streaks. And in periods of perceived inactivity by the front office.

 

The rest of the time it's great. :thumbsup:

 

Is everyone on this board going to begin to

sentences with "And"?

This is out of control. :censored:

 

 

:D

[gg1]

Is everyone on this board going to begin to

sentences with "And"?

This is out of control. :censored:

:D

 

And what's wrong with that?

[vasabresfan]

And what's wrong with that?

 

When I was finishing grad school at the end of the last century, one of my professors suggested that I modify a sentence to begin with "And." I told her that it was poor grammar. She told me that I was old fashioned and that all the cool kids are starting sentences with And these days. After some looking back then, it turned out that it was true. I still don't do it, but it is accepted in the writing community:

 

http://editingpublishing.suite101.com/arti...tence_with_and_

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/can-you-st...9Cbut%E2%80%9D/

[shrader]

Man, did I get bashed for a mispelling (Pomminstein) and not explaining exactly what the Sabres had to do w/ Pomminstein (contract). This board is tough! :lol:

 

The offseason sucks and needs to end. People will say just about anything around here right now.

[X. Benedict]

When I was finishing grad school at the end of the last century, one of my professors suggested that I modify a sentence to begin with "And." I told her that it was poor grammar. She told me that I was old fashioned and that all the cool kids are starting sentences with And these days. After some looking back then, it turned out that it was true. I still don't do it, but it is accepted in the writing community:

 

http://editingpublishing.suite101.com/arti...tence_with_and_

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/can-you-st...9Cbut%E2%80%9D/

 

And that's the way it is.

 

- Walter Cronkite :lol:

[darksabre]

Meow! :angry:

[wjag]

Is everyone on this board going to begin to

sentences with "And"?

This is out of control. :censored:

:D

People who begin sentences with the word "and" were obviously not taught by ruler-wielding Nuns.

[Bmwolf21]

Is everyone on this board going to begin to

sentences with "And"?

This is out of control. :censored:

:D

It's all about conversational tone.

 

And is this better, your highness?

 

Only in the summer. Oh, and in long losing streaks. In addition we may be cranky during periods of perceived front-office inactivity.

 

The rest of the time it's great. thumbsup.gif

 

And that's the way it is.

 

- Walter Cronkite :lol:

And that's the way the cookie crumbles.

- Bruce Nolan.

[wjag]

And that's the way it is.

 

- Walter Cronkite :lol:

 

 

I think the whole quote was,

 

And that's the way it is; Wednesday March 12, 1980, the one hundred twenty-ninth day of captivity for the US hostages in Iran. This is Walter Cronkite...CBS News... Good Night.

 

But some of you young'ins probably don't remember that famous sign off....

[X. Benedict]

It's all about conversational tone.

 

And is this better, your highness?

 

Only in the summer. Oh, and in long losing streaks. In addition we may be cranky during periods of perceived front-office inactivity.

 

The rest of the time it's great. thumbsup.gif

And that's the way the cookie crumbles.

- Bruce Nolan.

 

Me? I was just trying to participate in the pedantry. I don't care if you start sentences with punctuation. :D

 

Shop smart, shop S-Mart.

- Bruce Campbell

[Guest Sloth]

Me? I was just trying to participate in the pedantry. I don't care if you start sentences with punctuation. :D

 

Shop smart, shop S-Mart.

- Bruce Campbell

 

You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Well, who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well, I'm the only one here. Who the f--k do you think you're talkin' to?"

- Tommy DeVito

Good Fellas

[deluca67]

You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Well, who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well, I'm the only one here. Who the f--k do you think you're talkin' to?"

- Tommy DeVito

Good Fellas

That sounds more like Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver. What scene is that from in Goodfellas?